Susan Ann Leigh

Background

Leigh, Susan Ann was born on November 2, 1947 in Milwaukee. Daughter of Daniel and Jeanne I. (Miller) Leigh.

Education

Bachelor of science in nursing, U. Arizona, 1969; postgraduate, U. Arizona, 1974-1975.

Career

Oncology nurse clinician, U. Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, 1976-1978; pharmacokinetics research nurse, U. Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, 1979-1985; study coordinator, VA Medical Center, Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, 1986-1987; consultant, research assistant II, Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, 1987-1989; cancer suvivorship consultant, Tucson, since 1989. Member speaker bureau Schering Pharmaceuticals, since 1989, Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, since 1990, Amgen, Inc., since 1992. Member pharmaceutical advisory board Amgen Inc., since 1994, Amgen Nurse Visiting Facility, since 1994, Burroughs/Wellcome Breat Cancer Activitists, since 1994, Ortho-Biotech, since 1994, Eli Lilly Oncology Nurses, since 1995.

Presenter numerous conferences in field.

Achievements

• Susan Ann Leigh has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse, cancer survivorship consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Army, 1969-1971, Vietnam. Member National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (founding member 1986, sec.bd. directors 1987-1990, member assembly planning committee 1988, chairman speakers bureau 1989-1991, chair technical assistance committee 1990, co-chair nominating committee 1991, president since 1992, member future assembly planning committee 1992-1994, mem.congress/town hall planning committee since 1994), Oncology Nursing Society (rep.to NCCS conference 1987, chair focus group oncology nurse survivors 1988-1990, chair focus group survivorship 1990-1991, informal liaison to NCCS since 1990, chair survivorship special interest group 1991-1994, Excellence in Cancer Nursing Research award Schering Corporation 1995, Quality of Life awardUpjohn Company, 1995), Candlelighters (Tucson, member adolescent social committee 1987-1988, member of advisory board since 1991).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, traveling, photography, horses, dogs.

Connections

Father:

Daniel Leigh

Mother:

Jeanne I. (Miller) Leigh